Great Circle Earthworks
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The Great Circle Earthworks is a large, circular prehistoric mound complex in Newark, Ohio, built by the Hopewell culture and considered one of the most impressive ancient earthwork enclosures in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Circle Earthworks canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9693730 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Circle Earthworks Context triple: [Newark Earthworks, hasPart, Great Circle Earthworks]
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Seip Earthworks
Seip Earthworks is a major prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric enclosures and burial mounds built by the Hopewell culture.
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B.
Turner Earthworks
Turner Earthworks is a prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio associated with the Hopewell culture, known for its geometric mounds and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Spruce Hill Earthworks
Spruce Hill Earthworks is a prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large hilltop enclosure associated with the Hopewell culture.
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Hopeton Earthworks
Hopeton Earthworks is a major prehistoric Hopewell culture earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric embankments and archaeological significance.
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E.
Woodhenge
Woodhenge is a Neolithic timber circle monument near Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, thought to have had ceremonial or ritual significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Circle Earthworks Target entity description: The Great Circle Earthworks is a large, circular prehistoric mound complex in Newark, Ohio, built by the Hopewell culture and considered one of the most impressive ancient earthwork enclosures in North America.
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A.
Seip Earthworks
Seip Earthworks is a major prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric enclosures and burial mounds built by the Hopewell culture.
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B.
Turner Earthworks
Turner Earthworks is a prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio associated with the Hopewell culture, known for its geometric mounds and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Spruce Hill Earthworks
Spruce Hill Earthworks is a prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large hilltop enclosure associated with the Hopewell culture.
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D.
Hopeton Earthworks
Hopeton Earthworks is a major prehistoric Hopewell culture earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric embankments and archaeological significance.
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E.
Woodhenge
Woodhenge is a Neolithic timber circle monument near Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, thought to have had ceremonial or ritual significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
ceremonial enclosure ⓘ prehistoric earthwork complex ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionDate | between 100 BCE and 400 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hopewell tradition
ⓘ
prehistoric Native American mound-building ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Ohio
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Earthworks in the United States ⓘ Hopewell culture sites ⓘ
linked to:
Hopewell tradition
Mounds in Ohio ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culture |
Hopewell culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Hopewell tradition
|
| diameter | approximately 1200 feet ⓘ |
| elevation | low terrace above the Licking River ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalInvestigations | true ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPrograms | true ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveCenter | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central mound
ⓘ
earthen embankment ⓘ gateway opening ⓘ interior ditch ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| hasView | toward the Licking River valley ⓘ |
| hasWalkingTrails | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
Ohio State Memorial ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Licking County, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newark, Ohio ⓘ Ohio ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| managedBy | Ohio History Connection ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the largest circular earthwork enclosures in North America ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
ⓘ
Newark Earthworks ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Middle Woodland period ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
gatherings ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Circle Earthworks Description of subject: The Great Circle Earthworks is a large, circular prehistoric mound complex in Newark, Ohio, built by the Hopewell culture and considered one of the most impressive ancient earthwork enclosures in North America.
Referenced by (3)
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